"I always find that a drink of Coca-Cola between the games refreshes me to such an extent that I can start the second game feeling as if I had not been exercising at all, in spite of my exertions in the first."

I love these stories. I'm hoping once my sister gets settled into our grandmother's house that she'll find some more interesting stuff; we already found $3,000 cash tucked into her pockets and purses when we donated her clothes to Good Will. (Please save the complaints about thrift stores, she was tiny - we had no use for them). We also found a gold $20 coin iirc, and one of those old cabinet/tube radios; the radio is headed for ebay. The coin still needs to be appraised.

"I always find that a drink of Coca-Cola between the games refreshes me to such an extent that I can start the second game feeling as if I had not been exercising at all, in spite of my exertions in the first."

"Yeah I know the expert said they'd be worth millions, but that's at auction, which is going to charge a commission, and Three million is the high end, I gotta keep these in my store taking up space, hoping some baseball card collector walks in, and I gotta make a profit on the sale, so I'm thinking, like, $300 bucks"

"I always find that a drink of Coca-Cola between the games refreshes me to such an extent that I can start the second game feeling as if I had not been exercising at all, in spite of my exertions in the first."

- Ty Cobb

"Boy, I sure do hate black people."

-Ty Cobb

"Why do you think you'd only hit .290 today?""Because I'm 72 years old, you ignorant son of a biatch!!!"

ladyfortuna:I love these stories. I'm hoping once my sister gets settled into our grandmother's house that she'll find some more interesting stuff; we already found $3,000 cash tucked into her pockets and purses when we donated her clothes to Good Will. (Please save the complaints about thrift stores, she was tiny - we had no use for them). We also found a gold $20 coin iirc, and one of those old cabinet/tube radios; the radio is headed for ebay. The coin still needs to be appraised.

Check the seams of those clothes. Lots of old ladies sewed money into the seams. You won't find it unless you're looking for it.

"Yeah I know the expert said they'd be worth millions, but that's at auction, which is going to charge a commission, and Three million is the high end, I gotta keep these in my store taking up space, hoping some baseball card collector walks in, and I gotta make a profit on the sale, so I'm thinking, like, $300 bucks"

My grandfather died about a decade ago, and my grandmother died last year. When we were clearing out their stuff we found a whole tin, at least 50-100 baseball cards from the exact series that the famous "Honus Wagner Very Very Valuable Card" is from, and in really good condition. We got really excited...but it turns out the only card in the set really worth anything substantial was the Honus Wagner because he demanded to have his removed from the set because they came from tobacco packs, and Honus was steadfastly against encouraging children to chew tobacco. Scarcity = value, obviously.

/Still neat as hell for someone who collected cards as a kid and loves baseball//Won't be able to retire early though///Grandad's old glove was cool as hell though, all floppy with big fat fingers and no padding//but my brother got to keep that/nostalgia slashies

my_cats_breath_smells_like_cat_food:We got really excited...but it turns out the only card in the set really worth anything substantial was the Honus Wagner because he demanded to have his removed from the set because they came from tobacco packs, and Honus was steadfastly against encouraging children to chew tobacco. Scarcity = value, obviously.

Someday, I will inherit a basement full of baseball cards from my dad. He's still like a kid when he gets a new pack, and opens it neatly only after letting it 'stew' for a while (or sometimes just leaves them sealed).

my_cats_breath_smells_like_cat_food:My grandfather died about a decade ago, and my grandmother died last year. When we were clearing out their stuff we found a whole tin, at least 50-100 baseball cards from the exact series that the famous "Honus Wagner Very Very Valuable Card" is from, and in really good condition. We got really excited...but it turns out the only card in the set really worth anything substantial was the Honus Wagner because he demanded to have his removed from the set because they came from tobacco packs, and Honus was steadfastly against encouraging children to chew tobacco. Scarcity = value, obviously.

/Still neat as hell for someone who collected cards as a kid and loves baseball//Won't be able to retire early though///Grandad's old glove was cool as hell though, all floppy with big fat fingers and no padding//but my brother got to keep that/nostalgia slashies

There are plenty of cards of substantial value in the T206 set. You'd be lucky to find any card of any player in any condition for less than $20. Hall of Famers even in bad condition still go for at least a couple hundred bucks apiece, and anything in premium condition and graded sells in the thousands.

Hoopy Frood:my_cats_breath_smells_like_cat_food: My grandfather died about a decade ago, and my grandmother died last year. When we were clearing out their stuff we found a whole tin, at least 50-100 baseball cards from the exact series that the famous "Honus Wagner Very Very Valuable Card" is from, and in really good condition. We got really excited...but it turns out the only card in the set really worth anything substantial was the Honus Wagner because he demanded to have his removed from the set because they came from tobacco packs, and Honus was steadfastly against encouraging children to chew tobacco. Scarcity = value, obviously.

/Still neat as hell for someone who collected cards as a kid and loves baseball//Won't be able to retire early though///Grandad's old glove was cool as hell though, all floppy with big fat fingers and no padding//but my brother got to keep that/nostalgia slashies

There are plenty of cards of substantial value in the T206 set. You'd be lucky to find any card of any player in any condition for less than $20. Hall of Famers even in bad condition still go for at least a couple hundred bucks apiece, and anything in premium condition and graded sells in the thousands.

I guess it depends on what definition of "substantial value" you are looking at. Yes, for baseball cards they were worth a good bit, but when we are also finding uncashed SS Checks totalling about $20,000 lying around the house and multiple sets of fine silver cutlery and china stuffed under beds they don't seem as impressive. I guess my point is that the value was not a substantial portion of there estate. If there had been a Honus Card in there? Pfft, who cares about the house.

/Not wealthy, I could have used those checks for sure//My grandmother was apparently having memory issues, but she hid it very well/found a pair of scissors in every. single. drawer. in. the. house.

I've got some signed baseball cards from the 1970s. I know the signatures are authentic because I was there. But there's no way to prove it, which means any perceived worth is probably highly subjective.

If the coin is real gold it is either worth good money, great money, or Katie Bar the Doors Money, be sure to pick a VERY reputable dealer and do not under any circumstances sell it to the person who appraises it.